I went to a baby shower Saturday and some of the guests were discussing how more and more of their friends have bucked the trend and gone ahead to have a third child.
"THREES ARE THE NEW TWOS!"
My host said a co-worker told her that a half a year ago. Hmmm. Who knew?
I googled the term and guess what? USA TODAY did an article on it back in 2004! Since then several news outlets have reported the same thing!
They even go as far as saying that career women who quit after having their first are putting all their energy into having children and that wealthier families that can afford it are doing it more!
I KNOW I DIDN'T GET THIS MEMO
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-03-09-cover-three-kids_x.htm
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12513004
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221142,00.html
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/family/articles/2006/05/28/full_house/
and a story from 2007 linking wealth to larger families
http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/2007/08/the_new_fad_big.html
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photo credit: photo is from the USA Today article
